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Improvement in Pulverizing Subsoil-Plows. (open access)

Improvement in Pulverizing Subsoil-Plows.

Patent for an improvement in subsoil plows to pulverize soils, including illustrations.
Date: September 22, 1874
Creator: Mangham, Josiah T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bedstead. (open access)

Bedstead.

Patent for a new and improved bedstead. This design "consists in the provision of adjustable hangers for mattress-supports" (lines 12-13). To this end, it consists, "with the side and end rails having vertical mortises or grooves, the cap-plates covering the upper ends of the grooves or mortises and having threaded apertures, and a mattress-support, of the hangers respectively comprising the vertical shank or body seated in the grooves or mortises of the rails, and the horizontal branch extending inwardly from said shank or body and having a slot to seat the side and end bars" (lines 83-93).
Date: September 20, 1892
Creator: Currey, George Henry
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car-Coupling. (open access)

Car-Coupling.

Patent for a car-coupling that has a "simple construction which can be operated without going between the cars both in coupling and in uncoupling, and also to provide for adjusting the height of the coupler or draw head so that cars of different heights can be readily coupled" (lines 17-22).
Date: September 18, 1894
Creator: Duggan, Nicholas S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Artificial Leg. (open access)

Artificial Leg.

Patent for a new and improved artificial leg. This design "consists in certain improvements in the construction and arrangement of parts in artificial legs, so as to make them more durable, easier of repair, and more comfortable to the wearer" (lines 11-15).
Date: September 19, 1882
Creator: Wolf, Peter M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well Cover. (open access)

Well Cover.

Patent for a new and improved well cover. This design "is to provide a new and improved cover for wells, cisterns, &c., which cover is so constructed and arranged that it can be moved back by stepping on a step in front of it, and is automatically closed when the pressure is removed" (lines 8-13).
Date: September 8, 1885
Creator: Bullock, Henry P. & Cook, Henry B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Horse Detacher. (open access)

Horse Detacher.

Patent for a new and improved horse-detacher. This design "is to make a compound single-tree which, with certain attachments, will hold the traces securely or allow them to be drawn off the hooks if the horse should run; also, to hold up the shafts while the horse is passing therefrom" (lines 15-20). To this end, it consists in "[t]he combination, with the spring-held vibratory draft-rod having the loop, of the strap and the shaft, the latter carrying the oppositely-placed stirrup-arm and treadle-arm" (lines 74-78).
Date: September 16, 1890
Creator: Chamlee, Jeff D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Harness Attachment. (open access)

Harness Attachment.

Patent for a new and improved harness attachment. This design "compris[es] the pad having apertured ends, the buckle-frame, the loop therefrom having a beveled end provided with a lug or projection, the securing-plate having apertured ends, and the trace or tug" (lines 70-75).
Date: September 13, 1887
Creator: Du Bose, Wade Hampton
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car Coupling. (open access)

Car Coupling.

Patent for a new and improved car-coupling. This design represents "improvements in coupling railroad-cars where any of the ordinary drawheads requiring the use of the link and pin are used; and the object of [the] improvement is to make a complete, simple, and durable car-coupler. . . . by means of a strong adjustable drop ring or link and catch-pin" (lines 13-20).
Date: September 11, 1883
Creator: Garrett, Jackson B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-258 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-258

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Can the Commissioners' Court require the Central Texas Cattlemen's Association to render and pay taxes on stock which are located in Coryell County on the Fort Hood Reservation?
Date: September 13, 1957
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Central Texas, September 2011 (open access)

Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Central Texas, September 2011

List of Primary Care Case Management program approved primary care providers, hospitals, specialists, and family planning providers, located in the Central Texas area.
Date: September 2011
Creator: Primary Care Case Management
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bridle-Bit. (open access)

Bridle-Bit.

Patent for new and improved bridle-bits, including illustrations.
Date: September 25, 1900
Creator: Lee, Joseph Loverel
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Window Fastener (open access)

Window Fastener

Patent for a "combined automatic window fastener and lock by means of which a sliding window-sash may be securely held and fastened at any desired point of elevation and locked against movement in either direction."
Date: September 2, 1902
Creator: Parks, Leonard D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Surgical Instrument. (open access)

Surgical Instrument.

Patent for improvements to a device to perform an operation known as a perrineorhaphia, including an illustration of the device. This device stabilizes the edges of a wound on the perineum so the surgeon can place sutures and close the wound.
Date: September 16, 1902
Creator: Simpson, Richard H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Thurman Maxwell Standing Next to School Bus]

Photograph of young Thurman Dwaine Maxwell standing beside a Purmela school bus. He is barefoot, wearing shorts, and has a satchel over his shoulder.
Date: September 1950
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Therman Dwaine Maxwell by a Brick Schoolhouse]

Photograph of young Therman Dwaine Maxwell standing in front of a brick building. "1935 Purmela Dist. 50" is written on a sign atop the building. Bushes and a short chain fence appear in the area, and a woman can be seen standing to the right.
Date: September 1950
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Teacher with Students in Front of Purmela School]

Photograph of the first grade class of Purmela School in Coryell County, Texas. The teacher, a bespectacled woman named Mrs. Carroll, stands above a small group of boys and girls. Some of the children are identified as Johnny Myers, Patsy Comer, Pam Adams, Billy Miller, and Webster Bundrant. Thurman Maxwell is the child wearing a satchel over his shoulder.
Date: September 1950
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Copperas Cove Leader-Press (Copperas Cove, Tex.), Vol. 118, No. 100, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 17, 2013 (open access)

Copperas Cove Leader-Press (Copperas Cove, Tex.), Vol. 118, No. 100, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Semi-weekly newspaper from Copperas Cove, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 17, 2013
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Copperas Cove Leader-Press (Copperas Cove, Tex.), Vol. 118, No. 97, Ed. 1 Friday, September 6, 2013 (open access)

Copperas Cove Leader-Press (Copperas Cove, Tex.), Vol. 118, No. 97, Ed. 1 Friday, September 6, 2013

Semi-weekly newspaper from Copperas Cove, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 6, 2013
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Copperas Cove Leader-Press (Copperas Cove, Tex.), Vol. 117, No. 101, Ed. 1 Friday, September 21, 2012 (open access)

Copperas Cove Leader-Press (Copperas Cove, Tex.), Vol. 117, No. 101, Ed. 1 Friday, September 21, 2012

Semi-weekly newspaper from Copperas Cove, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 21, 2012
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Copperas Cove Leader-Press (Copperas Cove, Tex.), Vol. 118, No. 98, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 10, 2013 (open access)

Copperas Cove Leader-Press (Copperas Cove, Tex.), Vol. 118, No. 98, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Semi-weekly newspaper from Copperas Cove, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 10, 2013
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Copperas Cove Leader-Press (Copperas Cove, Tex.), Vol. 118, No. 101, Ed. 1 Friday, September 27, 2013 (open access)

Copperas Cove Leader-Press (Copperas Cove, Tex.), Vol. 118, No. 101, Ed. 1 Friday, September 27, 2013

Semi-weekly newspaper from Copperas Cove, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 27, 2013
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Copperas Cove Leader-Press (Copperas Cove, Tex.), Vol. 118, No. 101, Ed. 1 Friday, September 20, 2013 (open access)

Copperas Cove Leader-Press (Copperas Cove, Tex.), Vol. 118, No. 101, Ed. 1 Friday, September 20, 2013

Semi-weekly newspaper from Copperas Cove, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 20, 2013
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Copperas Cove Leader-Press (Copperas Cove, Tex.), Vol. 118, No. 99, Ed. 1 Friday, September 13, 2013 (open access)

Copperas Cove Leader-Press (Copperas Cove, Tex.), Vol. 118, No. 99, Ed. 1 Friday, September 13, 2013

Semi-weekly newspaper from Copperas Cove, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 13, 2013
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Copperas Cove Leader-Press (Copperas Cove, Tex.), Vol. 118, No. 96, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 3, 2013 (open access)

Copperas Cove Leader-Press (Copperas Cove, Tex.), Vol. 118, No. 96, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Semi-weekly newspaper from Copperas Cove, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 3, 2013
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History